James Mehr Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Hey All, Are there any good Depth of Field Charts or Calculators for 16mm/Super16mm? I've found some online, but I was wondering what you guys use to calculate DoF for 16mm/Super16. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Adrian Sierkowski Posted March 4, 2008 Premium Member Share Posted March 4, 2008 I use the look up charts in the American Cinematographer's Manual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Bryant Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 The panavision website is good. I don't know if you already have it or not but here it is. http://www.panavision.co.nz/main/kbase/ref...calcFOVform.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Wallace Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Here is a widget for the Mac, http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/c...calculator.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Worster Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 (edited) I use pCam but you do need a Palm Pilot. You can find it on David Eubank's website www.davideubank.com Edited March 8, 2008 by Alex Worster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Chris Keth Posted March 8, 2008 Premium Member Share Posted March 8, 2008 I have a 16mil kelly wheel. It calculates based on a CoC meant for projection, I think, so it usually underestimates my DoF. I think that's a good thing in most situations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Mehr Posted March 10, 2008 Author Share Posted March 10, 2008 I just got a copy of the American Cinematographer's Manual. In looking at the depth of field chart, I have a few questions: 1. How does the Circle of Confusion correlate to DoF? Is CoC related to film size (16mm, 35mm)? Or is it independent of it? 2. How accurate are the charts in the ACM? I used dofmaster.com's online calculator and got totally different measurements. I tried changing the CoC to .00125mm, but still the numbers were different. I also looked two columns left of the current fStop as per the manual's instructions. 3. In all honesty, what is the best way to calculate DoF if you want the smallest CoC and want to make sure that you subject is in acceptable focus for Super16mm? Thanks in advance. I'd like to know how you guys calculate DoF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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